Copy-holder



(No Model.) J. V. MGELHENIE.

COPY HOLDER.

Patented Mar. 22, 1892.

Marra@ @raras Fatemi Ormea.

JAMES V.- MCELHENIE, OF DOYLESTOVN, OHIO.

COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,224, dated March22, 1892.

Application filed February 25, 1891. Serial No. 382,777. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES V. MCELHENE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Doylestown, in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Copy- Holder, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in copy-holders; and it isespecially designed for use by compositors, although, as willhereinafter appear, certain features of the same may be employed in acopy-holder adapted for typewriters, musicians, te

The objects of the invention are to provide an extremely simple andeconomical device, for the most part constructed of wire, adapted toreceive and retain the copy, indicate the line, and to stand upright ona printers oase, and adapted to be slid from side to side to uncover andpermit access to certain boxes or to be inclined forwardly to giveaccess to the upper case.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a copy-holderconstructed in accordance with my invention, the same being in position.Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section. Fig. 3 is a view similar toFig. 2, the holder being tilted so as to expose and render accessiblecertain boxes of the case.'

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

In practicing my invention I preferably construct the oblong base l ofcast metal, and for the purpose of making the same light and savingmetal form the base open, as shown. The front transverse rib of the baseis provided upon its under side with an L.-shaped or rightangular recess2, longitudinally disposed with relation to the rib, and at its frontcorners is provided with a pair of rearwardly-inclined perforated lugsor sockets 3", in which, as will hereinafter appear, is mounted thecopy-holding frame now to be described. This frame is preferably formedof a single piece of wire and in the following manner: A blank of wireof suitable length is bent at each side of its center at a right angleto itself, forming a pair of terminals 3 and an intermediateconnectcontinued to the top of the frame, forming the portion 5, andagain rebent upon itself, as at 8, and terminates just above theshoulders. The shoulders thus formed give sufficient spring force toclamp between the bent portions 8 and 5 a copy, while the portions 5 and8 combine to form a space, into which may be forced a line-indicator 10,and by means of which the line of copy upon which the copyist is engagedmay be readily found.

If desired, a' frame 11, bent upon itself in the form shown,may besecured to or formed as a part of the wire frame just described. Whensecured to the frame, solder or other means may be employed for thepurpose. When formed as a part of the frame, it is simply necessary tofirst form this frame 1l, and afterward the copy-frame, in the mannerheretofore described. Vhen thus provided with the frame 1l, reprint maybe conveniently held.

In operation, as shown in Fig. l, the longitudinal groove or recess inthe under side of the base l receives the upper or rear corner or edgeof the lower rail of the upper case, the remainder of the base l'restingupon the partitions forming the boxes and the front edge of the baseabutting against the usual rib or bead of said rail. When thus mounted,it will be observed that the copy-frame may be slid from side to side,or, as shown in Fig. 3, tilted to the front against the bead and theupper or rear rail of the lower case, and be thus held in position whileaccess is had to certain boxes in the upper case.

If desired, the base may be modified and the copy-frame mounted upon abase of the ordinary pedestal or type writer class descriptionA Thewhole frame being constructed.

of wire, and preferably of a single piece, and the base of cast metal,renders the device obtainable at a slight cost, and it will be foundexceedingly useful in holding copies of various kinds and reprint forcompositors in indicating the lines, or when used by type-writers,musicians, speakers, rbc.

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Having described my invention, what I claim isl. The combination, withthe copy-holding frame, of a base having inclined sockets for thereception of the frame and provided at its front edge with an angulargroove adapted to fit the corner of the lower side of a type-ease,substantially as speoiiied.

2. The combination, with a base,of a copyholding frame formed of asingle piece of Wire bent at each side of the center to form anintermediate cross-bar and depending terminals rebent upon themselves toform tenons for entering sockets in the base, extended u p to thecross-bar to form copy-holding arms, and again rebent upon themselvesand the copyliolding arms, with which it combines to form a space, and aline-indicator mounted for sliding in the space and adapted to receive alineindicator, substantially as specified.

The combination, with the base having sockets, of the copy-holding frameformed of wire and consisting of the transverse bar, the dependingterminals bent to forln Copy-holding arms, lower tenons for enteringsockets in the base and bent to form shoulders above said tenons andagain rebent to form line-indicator holding arms, and a line-indicatormounted therein, substantially as specified.

4. The co1nbi11ation,\vith the base, of the copy-holding frame and thedepending reprint-holdin g frame, substanti ally as specified.

5. In a copy-holder, the combination, with the copy-holding frame, ofthe base for the saine, provided upon its under side with a grooveadapted to tit over the edge of a type-oase and to slide along the sameand also be tilted, the remaining portion of the base extending forwardand fitting upon the boxes, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiixedmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES V. MGELHENIE.

IVitnesses:

S. J. HoCHsTETLER, S. H. MILLER..

